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Ponderosa Park is a small town of 3,453 people in Elbert County, Colorado. It's about 28 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $704k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,453people
$704kTypical home
$1,311/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
75"Snow
284Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,453
- Part of a metro area
- About 239 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Denver, CO
- 28 mi to Denver, CO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $704k (≈$4,439/mo)
- Median rent $1,311/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 50 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to DEN airport
- 32 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,572 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 760 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 297 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elbert County: R+51 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.